How upping your tech can lower your frustration levels.
Its like having a butler, but it canât do the dishesâŠYet. Storytime: I live with a super nerd. He has a mancave full of little bits of wire and computer components. He watches YouTube videos of complex math equations being solvedâŠHe is what we call an âearly adopterâ the people who sponsor tech start-ups and then get access to the newest Alpha versions of...Read More
Frozen vs Fresh â your secret weapon in the food fight.
Freeze the midweek meal meltdown. Gone are the days of frozen vegetables being the dark sheep of the home cooking game. Innovations in food processing technology, a new understanding of nutrients and healthy eating and a growing awareness of food waste have all influenced the market for frozen vegetables. I thought frozen was unhealthy. Nope â For many reasons,...Read More
Still on the fence about air frying?
Asking yourself… “Should I get an air fryer?” If youâve held out on the whole air fryer craze, this might change your mind.  There are many reasons NOT to buy an air fryer. Itâs weird to have a ugly robot humming like a vacuum cleaner and taking up counter space. Yes, air fryers arenât really pretty, and they are loudâŠNo denying that. Despite what...Read More
Home Cinema Inspiration
Big screen builds Once upon a very long time ago, we lived differently. It might be difficult for the youth of today to understand. In a land before time (Netflix and Disney+), in the dark ages of âComing to a theatre near youâ and âOnly in theatresâ ⊠When you could ONLY see movie trailers in movie theatres, and you had to sit on salt-sticky, perpetually upright...Read More
Home automation (for Dummies)
Story time: Iâm pretty much a luddite. I do not like technology, and I do not like multipurpose devices. I like real books, a real laptop thatâs not connected to any kind of cloud, a phone that does phone things, a Garmin GPS that does GPS things, a Casio watch that does nothing but tell time, an iPod Classic that needs to be plugged in to get new music. My...Read More
Ode to the shopping tote
Embracing reusable shopping totes, what to do with all those shopping bags sitting under you kitchen sink. Ode to the shopping tote. Read More
We are being starvedâŠLoad-shedding has made us all Watt Watchers!
Nobody likes a diet. But sometimes it can be good to practice restraint! So youâve got the gas stove to boil the kettle and cook the basics on, youâve got the solar geyser and the old fashioned gas heaters, you even have hot water bottles and youâve invested in a couple of battery LEDâs. If you are one of the lucky ones, you might even have that hallowed combination...Read More
Dish soap for your ouchies?
Off-lable cleaning supply uses If like us, you love a good deal, then you know all about the magic of buying in bulk. In the heat of the moment it might make complete sense to buy not just the one 750ml bottle of dish soap you need, but to opt for the Buy 10 and save 25% massive-bulk-sale-super-saver-dealâŠor just opt for the big 5liter cansâŠeither way, once the...Read More
Thereâs an app for that…
Home automation is the next step in personal security. The secret service (the guys with the black suits who protect the president of the USA) always say: A bad guy only has to be lucky once to be able to breach their defences, they have to be lucky every day. Sometimes it feels like this is the world we all live in now. Without being a downer, lets just accept,...Read More